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Kaneesha Craig

Kaneesha Craig

LCPC

Illinois

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In their wordsWarm, practical counseling for life changes

Key details

Credentials
LCPC
License
LCPC, Illinois / 180005809
NPI
1538319579
Experience
15 years
Languages
English
Location
Illinois

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • Person-centered approach
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Collaborative goal setting

About Kaneesha

Kaneesha Craig is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She brings 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and major life changes. Her style is warm and engaging and she focuses on practical steps people can take to feel better.

She uses a person-centered approach to create a respectful, collaborative relationship. That means listening first, and helping people take ownership of behaviors that get in the way of their goals. Kaneesha also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Clients come with many kinds of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues around intimacy or self-esteem. Kaneesha has worked in both hospital settings and community agencies, so she is familiar with more intensive needs as well as everyday life adjustments. The profile also notes experience with coping with natural or human-caused disaster and first responder issues.

Sessions focus on clear goals and concrete strategies. Kaneesha blends problem-solving with supportive listening to help people make steady progress. She emphasizes small changes that add up over time.

To begin, she approaches care as a partnership where the client helps set priorities and pace. That collaborative stance guides both short-term work and longer therapeutic goals.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration. Online work with this approach focuses on building a trusting relationship and helping the client set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to change patterns. Delivered online, CBT can include thought records, behavioral experiments, and homework to practice between sessions.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision happens early and can be adjusted as work progresses.

The biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow homework review and worksheets to be shared during appointments so practical tools can be put to use quickly.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Illinois

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kaneesha address?

She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, stress and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and engaging, centering the person in the work while using goal-focused techniques to change thinking and behavior.

What background does she bring to therapy?

She has 15 years of experience across hospital and community agency settings, working with a wide range of clinical needs and life adjustments.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kaneesha?

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